You must understand that this is different from the concept of lasers.

Lasers were first invented on May 15, 1960, which coincides with the 42nd anniversary of the Qidian Chinese Website.

However, the formal application of laser engraving technology came more than a decade after the invention of lasers, requiring a certain level of industrialization to master such technological means.

The simplest local laser engravings can be traced back to the late 1970s.

Of course.

Considering that there might be some abnormality in that alternative technological tree, it's not appropriate to blindly follow the local technological development timeline.

But no matter how you look at it, this is definitely not a style that a Cultivation World should possess.

While everyone was astonished by this, Zeng Gu Cheng suddenly remembered something and turned to Lin Li, saying:

"Old Lin, do you remember when we first encountered the remains of the third-level demon beast and mentioned an abnormality in cultivation within the Damo Realm?"

Lin Li recalled for a few seconds, then said:

"Are you referring to... the situation in the Damo Realm where cultivation 'only ascends, not descends'?"

Zeng Gu Cheng nodded and explained:

"Cultivating truth involves more than just advancing realms; it should be about exploring the myriad truths of all things.

But among all the cultivators we've encountered, whether it's spirit pills, magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, or spiritual energy, they haven't even attempted the most basic research.

It's more about leveling up than seeking truth.

This isn't normal and can't be explained by differences in worldview—even if we take a step back, assuming that today's cultivators have received some inherent traditions, what about those who came earlier?

Those who first refined pills or stepped into the Qi Cultivation stage in the Damo Realm—did they never study these truths?

Even a mortal like Qu Yuan would ask questions like 'At the dawn of ancient times, who passed on the Way? When heaven and earth were yet unformed, how was it determined?' as seen in 'Heavenly Questions.' How could the Damo Realm's ancestors not have explored these issues?

And the appearance of the stone tablet precisely corroborates this 'abnormal hypothesis.'

Lin Li looked at him, lost in thought:

"So, you're saying..."

Zeng Gu Cheng took a deep breath and said word for word:

"The current Damo Realm must be a lost civilization. Something significant must have occurred in their history, causing certain key elements to be missing!"

A lost civilization.

These five words had been proposed by the researchers long ago.

But at that time, the term was more of a metaphorical expression rather than an assertion.

However, the emergence of the stone tablet shifted these words towards a more solid, conceptual state.

Now that Zeng Gu Cheng said this, it essentially represented the stance of their physics group.

Then Lin Li calmed his mind, turned to Wang Jun, and said:

"Researcher Wang, your discovery is extremely important.

Let's do this—please draft a detailed report immediately, explaining the research process from start to finish.

Feel free to include any personal thoughts or insights, and we will pass it on to the core team for discussion."

Wang Jun's discovery was undoubtedly significant.

But here, "significant" refers to the potential that an advanced civilization possesses technological means, though the actual value for civilization research isn't high—because currently, there's no other site or evidence to delve into.

Relying solely on an energy amalgamation chart won't help you assess the technological prowess of a civilization.

It's like thousands of years later, if new humans discover a stone tablet from our era with a laser engraving of a cartoon character, what could they conclude from that?

Therefore, the laser marks on the stone tablet signify a "qualitative" discovery, meaning that from now on, we can devote more effort to exploring an advanced civilization, with its implications limited to that.

After sending off Wang Jun, Lin Li remembered Mingmou, who he'd left aside, and quickly apologized:

"Teacher Mingmou, thank you for waiting."

Mingmou waved his hand with a smile, showing no concern:

"No worries, no worries, I'm a science fiction writer, so I understand the situation you and Researcher Wang were discussing.

Not to hide it, I have to say, I've truly been enlightened this time, and I even have inspiration for my next book."

Lin Li patted him on the shoulder with a smile, then picked up the stone tablet on the table and said to Mingmou:

"Teacher Mingmou, let's get down to business.

Can you try to deduce anything from this stone tablet, like its origin or other information?"

Mingmou hesitated for a few seconds before replying with some uncertainty:

"I can, but... could you wait for a moment?"

Lin Li was initially surprised, then seemed to realize something, and said, "Oh, I understand. Is it that the previous deduction used too much of your spiritual power, and now you need to meditate to recover?"

"No, no, it's not related to that."

Mingmou shook his head, pointing to a stain on his pants:

"Mainly, you knocked over your thermos earlier, and the water spilled onto my pants. I'd like to change them; otherwise, it looks like I wet the bed, which is quite embarrassing..."

Lin Li twitched the corners of his mouth, gave a dry laugh:

"...I see, then go ahead and change your pants first."

Ten minutes later.

Mingmou returned, wearing a new pair of pants.

"Captain Lin, I'm ready now."

With a subtle mindset, Lin Li glanced at Mingmou's pants, then cleared his throat and handed the stone tablet to Mingmou, adding:

"By the way, Teacher Mingmou, isn't Patriarch Wei and Colonel Lin currently conducting a search at Qian Gu Mountain?

Teacher Mingmou, could you also calculate whether they will find anything this time?"

This time, Mingmou didn't hesitate and accepted the task readily:

"No problem, although Patriarch Wei is a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, he's not the subject of the deduction, so it shouldn't affect anything."

He then took the stone tablet and headed to a corner to begin deductions.

In the beginning, Mingmou's actions were the same as always—sitting cross-legged, eyes closed.

However, as time passed, light beads of sweat began forming on his face.

It was evident that this deduction was much more challenging than deducing Wu Fan's life or death.

Sweat gradually dampened his clothes, first his collar, then his chest...

Since Teacher Mingmou was sitting cross-legged, well...

His pants once again got awkwardly wet.

A few minutes later.

Mingmou suddenly began shaking gently, with the frequency of his tremors increasing until he looked like he was shaking uncontrollably as if he had Parkinson's.

Those who knew the situation understood he was conducting a deduction; those who didn't might have mistaken it for something else entirely.

If it wasn't for Mingmou's normal breathing rate and facial color, Lin Li would have thought Mingmou had suffered a Qi deviation.

This went on for about ten minutes.

When Lin Li was contemplating whether to wake up Mingmou, Mingmou slowly opened his eyes.

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